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1	[[AfraidOfNeedles Needles are scary]], so in the spirit of medical advancement, a lot of ScienceFiction portrays future doctors instead delivering MagicAntidote, InstantSedation, etc. to patients via a gun-like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_injector jet injector]] -- also often referred as a "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypospray hypospray]]" ever since ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had popularized that name.
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3	In a darker application, jet injectors are also used in some sci-fi works to insert microscopic explosives into a victim's neck for the purposes of ExplosiveLeash, WhyAmITicking, and/or YourHeadASplode.
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5	Jet injectors are a RealLife technology and a functional alternative to classical syringes, but their mass adoption is hampered mainly by the issues of proper disinfection (both of the device, and of the open puncture wounds it produces) -- how future medicine will solve this problem is usually HandWaved in fiction. Also, while RL jet injectors are primarily applied to the patient's arm to deliver medicine into their muscles, fictional hyposprays are often jabbed right into the neck, implying an intravenous or intraarterial injection. Sometimes, they can even do so right through the patient's clothes -- never mind the even greater sanitary problems posed by dirty and/or sweaty clothing.
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9	!!Examples:
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14	* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': [[spoiler:The ArcVillain his allies of the "Phantom Bullet" Arc uses a needleless injector to kill their player victims IRL as he simultaneously kills their avatar by shooting them.]]
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18	* ''Film/TheAndromedaStrain''. When the members of the Wildfire team are undergoing decontamination procedures to enter the facility, they receive an automatic injection by a futuristic pistol-like jet injector device.
19	* ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork'': To keep Snake Plisskin from escaping once he's loose, a gun-like jet injector is used to insert a miniature explosive device into his neck. If it isn't removed within 24 hours, it will kill him.
20	* ''Film/{{Flash Gordon\|1980}}'': The title character is treated to one of these following the encounter with the Wood Beast. While recovering from its sting, Flash has a gun-like injector that has a green ball in place of a needle pressed to the outside of his arm (rather than the inside, close to the vein). It makes a sharp "hiss" implying that it works like a hypospray.
21	* ''Film/TheRunningMan'': While being prepped to appear in the title game show, Ben Richards has an unknown drug [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWwRpq8m0ng#t=40s infused into him]] by a gun-like jet injector.
22	* ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'': Each member of the Squad has a nanite explosive placed in their neck with a gun-like jet injector. This is so they can be killed if they try to escape or disobey orders during the mission.
23	* ''Film/TotalRecall1990'': While Douglas Quaid is at Rekall to get a memory implant, he is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJXx9HE2Rm4#t=55s given a relaxant]] in a gun-type jet injector to make it easier for the implantation to occur. When Quaid later goes berserk, he is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzFuycHn_0#t=50s repeatedly injected]] in the leg with the same injector to render him unconscious.
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27	* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/TheNakedSun'' mentions a "high-pressure needle jet" as an alternative to hypodermic needles.
28	* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': While not appearing in the original movies or in the reboot continuity, [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Hypospray hyposprays]] had shown up in multiple EU novels.
29	* In Creator/JackVance's 1956 sci-fi novel ''To Live Forever'', devices called hyposprays are used for drug injection.
30	* In ''Literature/TheStarloreLegacy'', medtechs have medi-guns that quick-heal wounds by cloning the victim's cells to replace damaged tissue in seconds.
31	* ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': Hyposprays (specifically referred to as such in the books) seem to have mostly taken the place of syringes, used to administer everything from routine medication to doses of TruthSerum. Considering that the series has a few roots in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fanfiction, it's easy to see where this came from.
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35	* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' used OffTheShelfFX in the form of a laboratory pipette (which the average audience member would not be familiar with) with the usual hiss sound dubbed on.
36	* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'': Hyposprays are mentioned in the UniverseCompendium ''The Dagger Affair''.
37	* ''Series/MissionImpossible'': Rollin Hand and Dr. Selby mention hyposprays as early as [=S1E24=].
38	* ''Series/RedDwarf'': Episodes such as "Quarantine" feature Kryten using a handheld injector device to treat Lister.
39	* ''Franchise/StarTrek'''s [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Hypospray hyposprays]] are likely the TropeCodifier. As early as the [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original series]], they have been used by doctors to deliver various medicines (conveniently packaged in easy-to-insert capsules) to patients in adjustable doses. Regarding application through clothes, the franchise has been inconsistent: sometimes people would be injected right through their clothing, other times medical staff were shown removing it to expose skin before using the hypospray.
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43	* In ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}}'', the jet injection technology is directly inspired by ''Star Trek'' to the point that the injection devices have the street nickname of "Bones [=McCoy=]".
44	* ''TabletopGame/ScumAndVillainy'', being inspired by every single SpaceOpera and SpaceWestern ever published, naturally includes "spray hypos" in the Fine Medkit belonging to the Stitch playbook.
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48	* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'': Gun-like jet injectors appear to be ubiquitous in the Night City, particularly with ripperdocs like Viktor, who uses one early in the game to sedate V's right arm while he grafts a ballistic augmentation onto their palm.
49	* ''VideoGame/KillingFloor'' calls its healing item a "Medical Syringe" but [[https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/index.php?title=Medical_Syringe its design]] is clearly a modernized take on the classic jet injector gun, complete with pressure bottle and medical vial. Also notable in that the player injects it right through their clothes and into their wrist, both of which are generally considered to be a bad ideas with a jet injector.
50	* ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}'': Hypo sprays serve as common HealthPotion pickups.
51	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': Hyposprays have been introduced as lootable and usable items in patch 2.0.0, specifically for the purpose of injecting isotope-5 trace elements.
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